Sci - Fi/ Fantasy Book Club

 

The Sci-fi/Fantasy Book Club is the newest book club happening at Towne Book Center and is lead by owner Drew! This Book Club reads exclusively science-fiction and fantasy fiction, and selections are voted chosen by Drew 

The Sci-fi/Fantasy book club meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7pm.

 

Upcoming Meetings and Selections

Thursday, September 21st, 2023: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Thursday, October 19th, 2023: What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

Past Meetings and Selections

Thursday, August 17th, 2023: The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay

Thursday, June 15th, 2023: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Thursday, May 18th, 2023: The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

Thursday, April 20th, 2023: David Mogo Godhunter by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Thursday, March 16th, 2023: The Hidden Girl and Other Stories by Ken Liu

Thursday, February 16th, 2023: This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Thursday, January 19th, 2023: His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik

Thursday, November 10th, 2022: Johannes Cabal: The Necromancer by Johnathan L. Howard

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What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier #1) By T. Kingfisher Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781250830753
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Tor Nightfire - July 12th, 2022

An Instant USA Today & Indie Bestseller
A Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Finalist
A Goodreads Best Horror Choice Award Nominee

A gripping and atmospheric reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” from Hugo, Locus, & Nebula award-winning author T. Kingfisher


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Project Hail Mary: A Novel By Andy Weir Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9780593135228
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Ballantine Books - October 4th, 2022

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Martian, a lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this “propulsive” (Entertainment Weekly), cinematic thriller full of suspense, humor, and fascinating science—in development as a major motion picture starring Ryan Gosling.


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The Lions of al-Rassan By Guy Gavriel Kay Cover Image
$14.99
ISBN: 9780060733490
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper Voyager - June 28th, 2005

Award-wining author Guy Gavriel’s sixth novel, hauntingly evocative of medieval Spain, is both a brilliant adventure and a moving story of love, divided loyalties, and what happens to men and women when hardening beliefs begin to remake -- or destroy -- a world.


The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) By Becky Chambers Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780062444134
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Harper Voyager - July 5th, 2016

National Bestseller!

The acclaimed modern science fiction masterpiece, Hugo Award winner for Best Series!


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The Last Unicorn By Peter S. Beagle, Patrick Rothfuss (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Peter S. Beagle, Patrick Rothfuss (Introduction by)
$17.00
ISBN: 9780451450524
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Ace - January 1st, 1991

INCLUDES A NEW INTRODUCTION BY PATRICK ROTHFUSS

Experience one of the most enduring classics of the twentieth century and the book that The Atlantic has called “one of the best fantasy novels ever.”

The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone...


David Mogo Godhunter By Suyi Davies Okungbowa Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9781781086490
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Abaddon - July 9th, 2019

Nigerian God-Punk – a powerful and atmospheric urban fantasy set in Lagos.

Since the Orisha War that rained thousands of deities down on the streets of Lagos, David Mogo, demigod, scours Eko's dank underbelly for a living wage as a freelance Godhunter. Despite pulling his biggest feat yet by capturing a high god for a renowned Eko wizard, David knows his job's bad luck.


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The Hidden Girl and Other Stories By Ken Liu Cover Image
By Ken Liu
$18.99
ISBN: 9781982134044
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Gallery / Saga Press - January 26th, 2021

Includes stories featured in Pantheon—now an animated series on AMC+

“I know this is going to sound hyperbolic, but when I’m reading Ken Liu’s stories, I feel like I’m reading a once-in-a-generation talent.


This Is How You Lose the Time War By Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781534430990
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Gallery / Saga Press - March 17th, 2020

* HUGO AWARD WINNER: BEST NOVELLA * NEBULA AND LOCUS AWARDS WINNER: BEST NOVELLA *

“[An] exquisitely crafted tale...Part epistolary romance, part mind-blowing science fiction adventure, this dazzling story unfolds bit by bit, revealing layers of meaning as it plays with cause and effect, wildly imaginative technologies, and increasingly intricate wordplay...This short novel


His Majesty's Dragon: Book One of the Temeraire By Naomi Novik Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780593359549
Availability: Not In Stock - Usually Available in 1-5 Days
Published: Del Rey - October 19th, 2021

In the first novel of the New York Times bestselling Temeraire series, a rare bond is formed between a young man and a dragon, and together they must battle in the Napoleonic Wars.

“A terrifically entertaining fantasy novel.”—Stephen King


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Johannes Cabal the Necromancer (Johannes Cabal Series #1) By Jonathan L. Howard Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9780767930765
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Anchor - June 1st, 2010

The page-turning first novel in the charmingly gothic, fiendishly funny Faustian series about a brilliant scientist who makes a deal with the Devil, twice. 

Johannes Cabal sold his soul years ago in order to learn the laws of necromancy. Now he wants it back. Amused and slightly bored, Satan proposes a little wager: Johannes has to persuade one hundred people to sign over their souls or he will be damned forever. This time for real. Accepting the bargain, Jonathan is given one calendar year and a traveling carnival to complete his task. With little time to waste, Johannes raises a motley crew from the dead and enlists his brother, Horst, a charismatic vampire to help him run his nefarious road show, resulting in mayhem at every turn.


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